Hebrew Interlinear

Esther 9:2 Interlinear

gathered themselves together The Jews in their cities throughout all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus to lay hand on such as sought their hurt and no man could withstand them of them fell for the fear upon all people

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1נִקְהֲל֨וּH6950gathered themselves togetherto convoke
2הַיְּהוּדִ֜יםH3064The Jewsa jehudite (i.e., judaite or jew), or descendant of jehudah (i.e., judah)
3בְּעָֽרֵיהֶ֗םH5892in their citiesa city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
4בְּכָלH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
5מְדִינוֹת֙H4082throughout all the provincesproperly, a judgeship, i.e., jurisdiction; by implication, a district (as ruled by a judge); generally, a region
6הַמֶּ֣לֶךְH4428of the kinga king
7אֳחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁH325Ahasuerusachashverosh (i.e., ahasuerus or artaxerxes, but in this case xerxes), the title (rather than name) of a persian king
8לִשְׁלֹ֣חַH7971to layto send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
9יָ֔דH3027handa hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
10בִּמְבַקְשֵׁ֖יH1245on such as soughtto search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
11רָֽעָתָ֑םH7451their hurtbad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
12וְאִישׁ֙H376and no mana man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
13לֹֽאH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
14עָמַ֣דH5975could withstandto stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
15לִפְנֵיהֶ֔םH6440themthe face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
16כִּֽיH3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
17נָפַ֥לH5307of them fellto fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
18פַּחְדָּ֖םH6343for the feara (sudden) alarm (properly, the object feared, by implication, the feeling)
19עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
20כָּלH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
21הָֽעַמִּֽים׃H5971upon all peoplea people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock

Verse Context

Esther 9:1Now in the twelfth month month Adar...
Esther 9:2 (current)gathered themselves together The Jews in their cities throughout all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus to lay hand on such as sought their hurt and no man could withstand them of them fell for the fear upon all people
Esther 9:3 And all the rulers of the provinces and the lieutenants and the deputies and officers...

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